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THE OPENING TIP

COME TOGETHER • Stephania Ergemlidze brought her impactful basketball project to cities protesting for racial justice and highlighted just how unifying the game can be.

JAY SCRUBB • JOHN A. LOGAN CC 6-6, G

DEVON DOTSON • KANSAS JAYHAWKS 6-2, G

THE GRIND DON’T STOP • With in-person training sessions cancelled due to the global pandemic, Five-Star and the NBPA are hosting a virtual basketball camp for young athletes looking to level up before next

LIVE FROM THE BUBBLE • Positive, entertaining, feel-good content has been hard to come by over the last four months. New social media accounts @TheNBABubble and @NBABubbleLife are here to bring some joy to your timeline.

SLAMADAMONTH • INCE CARTER ON MICHAEL DOLEAC

NO MERCY, NO FEAR • THE NBA IS BACK AND NEW ORLEANS PELICANS STAR ZION WILLIAMSON IS AS CONFIDENT AS HE’S EVER BEEN. LET THIS BE YOUR FINAL WARNING.

THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH • LET’S TRY THIS AGAIN. WITH THE 2019-20 NBA SEASON SET TO RESTART IN ORLANDO, THIS PREVIEW GETS YOU CAUGHT UP ON ALL THAT’S HAPPENED AND PREDICTS WHAT’S COMING DOWN THE ROAD. BASKETBALL IS BACK.

THAT QUARANTINE LIFE • AS THE WORLD SHUT DOWN IN MARCH DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS, EVERYONE HAD MORE FREE TIME THAN WE KNEW WHAT TO DO WITH. CHECK OUT WHAT YOUR FAVORITE PLAYERS WERE UP TO DURING THEIR HIATUS.

PACK MENTALITY • MEET ROBBY SIKKA, THE SUPERFAN TURNED DOCTOR TURNED NBA TEAM VP WHOSE EXPERTISE HAS BEEN CRUCIAL FOR THE NBA THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.

THE LINK UP • AFTER TORONTO NATIVE ROY WOODS PAID HOMAGE TO PASCAL SIAKAM ON HIS LATEST EP, WE HAD TO INTRODUCE THE OVO SOUND ARTIST TO THE RAPTORS ALL-STAR. HERE, THEY TALK ABOUT TORONTO CULTURE, MUSIC, BALL AND SO MUCH MORE.

BY EXAMPLE • DUKE FORWARD WENDELL MOORE JR ORGANIZED A POWERFUL BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTEST IN HIS HOMETOWN OF CONCORD, NC, LEADING HIS COMMUNITY TO PUSH FOR JUSTICE AND CHANGE.

2020 WNBA PREVIEW • WILL THE MYSTICS BE ABLE TO DEFEND THEIR TITLE WITHOUT MVP ELENA DELLE DONNE? WILL THE SKY LIVE UP TO LOFTY EXPECTATIONS? WILL STEWIE LEAD THE STORM BACK TO THE TOP? REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS, WE’RE JUST HYPE THAT THE W IS BACK.

GO LEGEND • AS SHE BEGINS HER 19TH SEASON IN THE WNBA, THE SEATTLE STORM’S SUE BIRD RECALLS HER EARLY DAYS IN THE LEAGUE, WHAT IT’S BEEN LIKE IN THE WUBBLE AND WHY SHE WORKS SO HARD TO MAKE THE GAME BETTER FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

THE PEOPLE’S CHAMP • NATASHA CLOUD HAS ALWAYS FOUGHT FOR WHAT’S RIGHT. BY OPTING OUT OF THE 2020 WNBA SEASON TO FOCUS ON SOCIAL JUSTICE, THE REIGNING CHAMP CONTINUES HER FIGHT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY.

CHI VIEW • AS THE 2020 WNBA SEASON BEGINS, CHICAGO SKY FORWARD GABBY WILLIAMS VOWS TO CONTINUE USING HER PLATFORM TO SPEAK ABOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE AND FIGHT FOR CHANGE.

JUST THE BEGINNING • MINNESOTA LYNX ROOKIE MIKIAH HERBERT HARRIGAN MIGHT NOT HAVE HAD THE NORMAL INTRODUCTION TO THE W, BUT IT DOESN’T MATTER: SHE’S LIVING OUT HER DREAM.

LEAGUEFITS 2019-20 ALL—DRIP TEAMS

BOYS

GIRLS

MOMENT TO MOMENT • CLASS OF 2021 SUPERSTAR AZZI FUDD HAS BATTLED COUNTLESS OBSTACLES, INCLUDING MAJOR KNEE SURGERY, OVER THE PAST YEAR. AS SHE RETURNS TO THE SPORT SHE LOVES, SHE’S FILLED WITH A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON THE GAME AND LIVING LIFE IN A PANDEMIC.

KICKS

The Warm Up • This isn't a dream. J. COLE is about to release a signature sneaker with PUMA.

Timeless • Created to inspire, celebrate and empower women, Asia Irving designed two new colorways of her brother’s signature sneaker, the KYRIE 6.

2 Step • The design team...